Splinter (2021) Movie Review

Splinter – Movie Review

Director: David Bryant

Writer: David Byrant (Screenplay)

Cast

Bill Fellows (Lore)
Michael McKell (Allied)
Lucy-Jane Quinlan (Bromley Boys)
Jane Asher (Alfie)
Dylan Reeves-Fellows

Plot: Following the murder of his wife and son, John becomes a recluse, trapped inside his home. Surrounded by memories, he believes someone, or something, is watching him. Could it be the ghosts of his wife and son, or something far worse?

Runtime: 1 Hour 18 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Splinter starts when John (Fellows) returns home to find his wife and son murdered. 6-months-later John has been struggling to recover, surrounded by the memories as he never leaves his home. His Psychiatrist (Asher) is trying to treat him, but his nightmares are taking over.

As John’s nightmares continue to get worse, he finds himself questioning what is real or not. Is he just seeing the ghosts of his loved ones, or is there something far more sinister going on?

Verdict on Splinter

Splinter is a horror thriller following a widowed father who is struggling to deal with the death of his wife and son. He has become trapped inside his home surrounded by his family memories. However, this is starting to take over his mind, showing him losing control of reality.

This is a movie that shows that loss can consume people and take them down a dark path to recovery. However, the movie creates the idea that there is more than meets the eye, which keeps us wondering about what the truth really is. We are taken down dark paths and using the single location shows just how paralysed by the previous events John has become. This takes us on a journey in which we are unsure of what will happen next.

Final Thoughts –Splinter takes us on a journey to understand coping with loss.